Peter Sayer

In neighbouring Germany, unlocked iPhones are selling for almost $1,500

The French government endorses a slew of new measures to control unlawful distribution of content, including cutting off Internet access for pirates

After months of rumours and speculation, Big Blue gets more serious about the applications space by buying one of Canada's best-known enterprise software firms

The software giant hoped to fast-track its Office-based document format through the International Organization for Standardization, but it doesn't get the necessary votes

Nokia Corp. revealed its new online multimedia strategy on Wednesday, and showed mobile users the door. It also unveiled a range of new phones for playing games and music, and demonstrated a new user interface for future multimedia phones.

Google Inc. launched versions of its video sharing service YouTube in French and other languages on Tuesday. Localized versions now exist for Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S.

Citing national security reasons, French government members and their advisors have been told not to use BlackBerry smartphones. The ban on BlackBerry devices is just one of the IT challenges facing new National Assembly members as they take their seats following Sunday's elections.

French government members and their advisors have been told not to use BlackBerry smartphones, for national security reasons. The ban on BlackBerry devices is just one of the IT challenges facing new National Assembly members as they take their seats following Sunday's elections.